Distributed software replication and replacement system

A computer system comprising:

• memory configured to store software application files and computer executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions include:
• identifying a target software application;
• archiving files of the target software application, including archiving one or more executable files from a directory of the target software application;
• creating, in the directory, (i) one or more replacement executable files that correspond to the one or more executable files of the target software application and (ii) a software replication manager file for controlling deployment of the one or more replacement executable files, wherein the one or more replacement executable files have the same file names and file extensions as the corresponding one or more executable files of the target software application;
• detecting, by a first replacement executable file of the one or more replacement executable files, an execution call to the first replacement executable file, wherein the first replacement executable file corresponds to a first executable file of the target software application, and wherein the execution call is made by at least one of an operating system and a second application;
• and
• in response to detection of the detected execution call:
• restoring files of the target software application, including restoring the one or more executable files of the target software application to the directory and
• forwarding the detected execution call to the first executable file of the target software application in the directory to allow the first executable file of the target software application to process the detected execution call, wherein detecting the execution call, restoring the files of the target software application, and forwarding the detected execution call are executed automatically without manual intervention by a user.